03/04/2007 Oscar Groomes, O's Place Jazz

"This is an adventurous recording featuring Frøy Aagre on sax in front of an excellent rhythm section with pianist Andreas Ulvo, Audun Ellingsen on bass and drummer Freddy Wike. They all come together nicely on the two part "Canadian Rockies". We also liked "Solid Gold" and the peaceful "Countryside". The recording quality is outstanding as we were able to capture all of the nuances and hear the space around each instrument clearly. That makes it easier to engage in the somewhat eclectic and highly syncopated songs. We enjoyed the ride." {Performance/Sound, 5/5 max]

05/03/2007 Stephen Latessa, All About Jazz

"Featuring finely crafted compositions and precise, yet stirring performances, Countryside is an ambitious and lovely followup to Frøy Aagre Offbeat's debut album, 2004’s Katalyze... Countryside is dense but far from inaccessible, due to the sheer tunefulness of the writing and the pithy inventiveness of the playing... This unit truly functions as a band, each member playing off one other and, above all, serving the songs."

01/03/2007 Chuck Vecoli, jazzreview.com

"Frøy Aagre has done it again, she has put together a blend of compositions that further demonstrates her skill and talent...a collection of original compositions that uplift, carry and deliver the listener to a place that is pleasant and demands return. This music was so easy to listen to, so engaging. It is downright entertaining, at an emotional level, like the soundtrack to a great movie..."